igobyterry | 3 years ago | on: Tech layoffs keep stacking up
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igobyterry | 4 years ago | on: Berlin buys thousands of apartments from corporate landlords
Oddly, I agree with you.
When I rented from a personal landlord, when the dishwasher was leaking water across the kitchen they told me it was my problem to replace it with a like model as it must've been my abuse. I barely cook so I have no idea what I could've done wrong.
When I rented from a corporation it was no questions asked, even when I was at fault. They were even proactive with things like filters for the heating/cooling.
igobyterry | 4 years ago | on: How useful was the Netflix Prize challenge for Netflix?
In Mark Randolph's book he talks about how Netflix would recommend content (DVDs at the time) to strategically fit Netflix's needs. For example, if they didn't have a copy of a movie ready to send out, Netflix wouldn't recommend it.
Now a days, I'm certain Netflix recommends content to feature either "no cost" (owned) or the content with the lowest licensing fee. I don't believe for a second they don't have the data suggest the best movie. They simply don't want to suggest the best movie. As you said, their goal (now) isn't to suggest the content the user is likely to enjoy most, it's to suggest content the user will tolerate. And that's exactly why they shifted away from a 5 star rating system, to a thumbs up/down approach... even if you didn't love a movie or show, you're still likely to give it a thumbs up unless it was totally awful.
igobyterry | 4 years ago | on: Pentagon cancels $10B cloud contract that Amazon, Microsoft were fighting over
... you mean Openstack, that ended up being a total failure?
igobyterry | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2021)
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igobyterry | 5 years ago | on: Barren American Suburbs
This a good comment. I grew up in a suburb of Cleveland. I then lived in London, spent time in Berlin & L'viv.
I can tell you my preference is not London. It's loud, even when it's not. It's dirty. And wow is it busy.
I think Berlin does a nice job blending big city, with accessibility and quality of life.
Ultimately without a European visa though I'm back in the American suburbs which I enjoy. I like the fact that it's quiet, private, and I have yard and the space to entertain friends and family.
igobyterry | 5 years ago | on: Total Cookie Protection
Not only that, but Firefox for US users will track what websites you visit to target their discover campaign content.
igobyterry | 8 years ago | on: We plan to have Chrome hide ads that do not comply with the Better Ads Standards
New browser Brave does something similar.
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I know the people who were laid off were passionate about what they were working on - and this was a big disruption to their life.
But when I see some of these layoffs, my immediate thought is:
1.) Who is this company and how did they have so many people?
2.) OK, that industry experienced a COVID boon (edtech, mortgages)
3.) Taking advantage of others laying off people to get rid of poor performers
Netflix laying off employees; I'm sorry, but Netflix is mostly a catalog of garbage at an ever increasing cost, with legitimate competitors at this point.